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Long Range Load for the 6.5 Swede
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<blockquote data-quote="RugerNo1shooter" data-source="post: 222065" data-attributes="member: 12298"><p><strong>If you were going to be producing two long range loads (one for hunting and one for paper) for <u>a 6.5x55 Swede</u> what bullet style/manu, weight, and velocity would you be looking for? </strong></p><p> <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Going to limit this to a modern action with a 22-24 inch barrel </strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Seems a lot of people that I've discussed this with feel strongly about either the 107gr SMK or the 140gr SMK. At 3000fps and 2600fps respectively.</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Apparently at this distance (see below), they claim they don't get much difference in the bullet's performance on game from the SMK vs. a Solid or normal conventional hunting bullet.</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Long range for these purposes would be 600 yards not 1000 or 2400 etc.</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Thoughts?</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>(personally I love the 160gr RN but that is kind of like lobbing a stone)</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RugerNo1shooter, post: 222065, member: 12298"] [B]If you were going to be producing two long range loads (one for hunting and one for paper) for [U]a 6.5x55 Swede[/U] what bullet style/manu, weight, and velocity would you be looking for? [/B] [B] Going to limit this to a modern action with a 22-24 inch barrel [/B] [B]Seems a lot of people that I’ve discussed this with feel strongly about either the 107gr SMK or the 140gr SMK. At 3000fps and 2600fps respectively.[/B] [B]Apparently at this distance (see below), they claim they don’t get much difference in the bullet’s performance on game from the SMK vs. a Solid or normal conventional hunting bullet.[/B] [B]Long range for these purposes would be 600 yards not 1000 or 2400 etc.[/B] [B]Thoughts?[/B] [B](personally I love the 160gr RN but that is kind of like lobbing a stone)[/B] [/QUOTE]
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